2013 Quaker State 400

February 2025 NAS Quaker State 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2013 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN 2013-06-27 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/KY/Sparta/2013-06-30 2013 Quaker State 400 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-07-01 2013 06 292013 06 30 (Postponed) 2013 17 36 2013_Quaker_State_400_program_cover.jpeg The 2013 Quaker State 400 program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass. The painting is called "Kentucky Moonlight". Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky, United States 1.5 2.4 267 400.5 644.542 Temperatures reaching up to 69.1 F C; wind speeds approaching 6 mph km/h 131.948 mph km/h on Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports 29.406 seconds Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 182 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing TNT Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty 2.6 (3.984 million viewers) thumb|The race logo for the 2013 Quaker State 400. The 2013 Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race scheduled to be held on June 29, 2013, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, United States, but was postponed to June 30 due to persistent rain. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval, it was the seventeenth race of the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship. Matt Kenseth of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his fourth win of the 2013 season, while Jamie McMurray finished second. Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five. Report Background September 2025 Entry list (R) - Denotes rookie driver. (i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. No. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturer1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord10Danica Patrick (R)Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (R)Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Mike Bliss (i)Humphrey Smith RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Joey LoganoPenske RacingFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord33Landon Cassill (i)Circle SportChevrolet34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord35Josh Wise (i)Front Row MotorsportsFord36J. J. YeleyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Scott RiggsXxxtreme MotorsportsFord47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51Austin Dillon (i)Phoenix RacingChevrolet55Brian Vickers (i)Michael Waltrip RacingToyota56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet83David ReutimannBK RacingToyota87Joe Nemechek (i)NEMCO-Jay Robinson RacingToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice and qualifying Two practice sessions were held on June 28 in preparation for the race. The first session was 60 minutes in duration, while the second session was 90 minutes long.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/17-Kentucky-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac Quaker State 400 Race Information ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130628025948/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2013/story/_/page/17-Kentucky-2013-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac 2013-06-28 dead During the first practice session, Kevin Harvick, for the Richard Childress Racing team, was quickest ahead of Jimmie Johnson in second and Brad Keselowski in third.Quaker State 400 1st Practice Speeds http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/06/Quaker-State-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx Motor Racing Network 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130702065255/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/06/Quaker-State-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx 2013-07-02 dead Kurt Busch scored fourth and Jeff Gordon managed fifth. Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers, Juan Pablo Montoya, Paul Menard, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top ten quickest drivers in the session. In the final practice session for the race, Johnson was quickest with a time of 29.819 seconds.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/06/Quaker-State-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Quaker State 400 Final Practice Speeds Motor Racing Network 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130702065859/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2013/06/Quaker-State-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx 2013-07-02 dead Carl Edwards followed in second ahead of Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon in third and fourth. Jeff Burton, who was twelfth quickest in second practice, managed fifth. During qualifying, Dale Earnhardt Jr. clinched his twelfth career pole position,http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/06/28/dale-earnhardt-junior-wins-cup-pole-at-kentucky-quaker-state-400.html Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes his first pole of 2013 NASCAR 2013-06-28 2013-06-29 Spencer, Reid with a record lap time of 29.406 seconds and a speed of 183.636 mph.http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6045&StatType=Qualifying 2013 Quaker State 400 Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network 2013-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130704101243/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=42&RaceID=6045&StatType=Qualifying 2013-07-04 dead After his qualifying run, Earnhardt Jr. said, "We thought we had a top-five car in practice, and we got some good cloud cover about six or seven cars in front of us before we went to qualify, and that brought the track temp down to give us a good advantage," Earnhardt said. "It gave us a good opportunity to run a bit quicker lap than maybe what the car had in it." He was joined on the front row of the grid by Edwards. Johnson qualified third, Kyle Busch took fourth, and Marcos Ambrose started fifth. Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, and Juan Pablo Montoya completed the first ten positions on the grid. thumb|right|The early morning hours of race day. Race December 2023 thumb|left|Defending race winner Brad Keselowski goes for a spin in the grass and then comes back up onto the track, into the wall and takes out multiple cars. thumb|left|Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, and the field are stopped on the front stretch because of a crash in turn 1. Start December 2023 First half The race was scheduled to start on the Saturday at 8:00 p.m., but was delayed until the following afternoon due to rain, with the new start time set at 12:00 p.m. E.T. This change in schedule prompted NASCAR to impose a competition caution on lap 30 ahead of the race to allow teams to check their tire wear and make adjustments. Carl Edwards led lap 1. The race ran without incident until the scheduled competition caution was brought out on lap 29, and ended on lap 36. The second caution of the race was issued for a tire blowout on lap 39 and lasted until lap 48. The third caution occurred on lap 49 for a multi-car wreck including Brad Keselowski, Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, and others. It started with Brad Keselowski spinning in the grass, taking out multiple cars in the process. The wreck caused the red flag to be displayed with Jimmie Johnson as the race leader. The fourth caution came out on lap 89 for debris on the track. Second half David Gilliland blew a tire Kasey Kahne won the free pass, and the race restarted on lap 94. The fifth caution of the race came out on lap 149; Jeff Gordon won the free pass under caution, and the race restarted on lap 154. Jimmie Johnson took the lead, and then the next caution was on lap 241 for a tire blowout. Final wreck and finish The race restarted on lap 243, and on 246, the sixth caution came out. The race restarted on lap 250, and Matt Kenseth won his first race at Kentucky. Results Qualifying thumb|right|Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first pole position of the year, setting a new qualifying speed record of 183.636 mph. Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.406183.636 2 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.459183.306 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.485183.144 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.574182.593 5 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.575182.587 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota29.615 182.340 7 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet29.629 182.254 8 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 29.639182.192 9 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.683181.922 10 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.716181.720 11 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 29.718181.708 12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.727181.653 13 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.770181.391 14 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Ford 29.775181.360 15 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.808181.159 16 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.816181.111 17 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 29.852180.892 18 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.856180.868 19 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.862180.832 20 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.873180.765 21 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.894 180.638 22 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.904 180.578 23 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.926 180.445 24 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.005 179.970 25 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 30.006 179.964 26 51 Austin Dillon Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 30.033 179.802 27 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 30.102 179.390 28 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 30.155 179.075 29 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 30.177 178.944 30 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 30.292 178.265 31 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 30.297 178.235 32 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 30.340 177.983 33 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 30.386 177.713 34 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.425 177.486 35 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 30.571 176.638 36 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 30.597 176.488 37 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.615 176.384 38 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.622 176.344 39 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 30.714 175.816 40 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 30.733 175.707 41 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota 30.816 175.234 42 44 Scott Riggs Xxxtreme Motorsports Ford 30.832 175.143 43 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 31.216 172.988Source: Race results thumb|Matt Kenseth took his fourth race victory of the 2013 season. Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Pointsrace1 1 1 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 3847 2 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 042 3 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 2670 41 4 22 Joey Logano Penske Racing Ford 2670 40 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2670 39 6 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 2670 38 7 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 2670 37 8 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2670 36 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267182 37 10 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 034 11 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 033 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 1033 13 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 267 031 14 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 030 15 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 267 029 16 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 028 17 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 027 18 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 267 127 19 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 025 20 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 024 21 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 3524 22 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 267 022 23 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 021 24 51 Austin Dillon Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 267 00ineligible 2 a 25 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 2670 19 26 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 265 018 27 83 David Reutimann BK Racing Toyota 263 017 28 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 262 117 29 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 262 015 30 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 259 014 31 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 240 00ineligible 2 b 32 36 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 165 012 33 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford 1530 11 34 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford151 0 10 35 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1470 9 36 33 Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet104 0 0ineligible 2 c 37 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO-Jay Robinson Racing Toyota95 0 0ineligible 2 d 38 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford84 0 6 39 35 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford77 0 0ineligible 2 e 40 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet62 0 4 41 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota57 0 0ineligible 2 f 42 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota47 0 2 43 44 Scott Riggs Xxxtreme Motorsports Ford6 0 0PE 3Source:2013 Quaker State 400 Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2013_Quaker_State_400/W 2025-09-17 Racing-Reference en-US Notes 1. race1 Points include 3 Chase for the Sprint Cup points for winning, 1 point for leading a lap, and 1 point for most laps led. 2. ineligible aineligible bineligible cineligible dineligible eineligible f Ineligible for driver's championship points. 3. PE Post entry, driver and owner did not score points. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Jimmie Johnson 610 10px 2 Carl Edwards 572 (–38) 10px 3 Clint Bowyer 569 (–41) 10px 4 Kevin Harvick 544 (–66) 10px 5 Matt Kenseth 528 (–82) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 119 10px 2 Toyota 110 (–9) 10px 3 Ford 87 (–32) Note: Only the first ten positions are included for the driver standings. References Sprint Cup Series 2013 2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350 2013 Coke Zero 400 collapsed Quaker State 400 Quaker State 400 Quaker State 400 Category:NASCAR races at Kentucky Speedway